A Two‐way Street
Mentor Stress and Depression Influence Relational Satisfaction and Attachment in Youth Mentoring Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma G Lindquist (0000-0002-0242-8372, Department of Psychological Sciences William & Mary Williamsburg VA USA), Elizabeth B Raposa (0000-0001-8169-3862, Department of Psychological Sciences William & Mary Williamsburg VA USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 455-466 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajcp.12412 |
| PMID | 31863497 |
| OpenAlex | W2995391720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 61 |
Over the past two decades, youth mentoring programs have increased in popularity as an intervention for children exposed to a range of stressful life circumstances. Such programs have been shown to promote positive youth development and reduce risk for emotional and behavioral problems; yet, the effect size of youth gains remains small. The current study examined the influence of college student mentors’ history of early life stress and baseline depressive symptoms on their effectiveness in youth mentoring relationships using 340 randomized mentor–youth pairs from College Mentors for Kids, a well‐established mentoring program with chapters across the United States. Hierarchical linear models revealed that mentors with higher levels of depressive symptoms reported lower relationship satisfaction and increased avoidance in the mentoring relationship. In contrast, mentors who experienced higher levels of early life stress had youth who reported greater satisfaction in the mentoring relationship and decreased relational anxiety. These findings are some of the first to examine the impact of mentor characteristics on mentor–youth relationships and highlight the importance of considering factors relevant to psychosocial functioning and emotional distress when recruiting, training, and supporting college student mentors
Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Distress · Health psychology · Intervention (counseling) · Life satisfaction · Mental health · Popularity · Positive Youth Development · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Public health · Stress management · Well-being · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Career Development and Diversity · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |